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DentalFun
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I'm mid way through a 2 stage root canal procedure (which was very tolerable thanks to my excellent dentist). They gave me a filling which I didn't realise until later was too high. In other words it was the first place my teeth connected when I bit down, which was very annoying.
I was trying to avoid contacting my teeth on it but I tend to chomp and grind my teeth when I sleep and when I woke up in the morning the filling isn't proud any more and my bite is back to normal. Have I pushed the filling down into the tooth or ground off the top of it, or what? I'm worried this is going to compromise the integrity of the seal and infection will get in. I don't have any pain in the tooth and haven't done since I left the dentists.
I will probably call the dentist to get advice unless someone can tell me this is what is supposed to happen to temporary fillings. I also think this is a good thread to have answered as I haven't found an answer to this by searching.
Does anyone have any advice?
I was trying to avoid contacting my teeth on it but I tend to chomp and grind my teeth when I sleep and when I woke up in the morning the filling isn't proud any more and my bite is back to normal. Have I pushed the filling down into the tooth or ground off the top of it, or what? I'm worried this is going to compromise the integrity of the seal and infection will get in. I don't have any pain in the tooth and haven't done since I left the dentists.
I will probably call the dentist to get advice unless someone can tell me this is what is supposed to happen to temporary fillings. I also think this is a good thread to have answered as I haven't found an answer to this by searching.
Does anyone have any advice?